Full Metal Jacket is a 1987 movie about Vietnam War directed by Stanley Kubrick (A Clockwork Orange). Starring Matthew Modine, Vincent D’Onofrio and R. Lee Ermey.

Plot

A group of recruits trains in Parris Island. Sergeant Hartman, relentless and brutal, has the mission to train them until they become tough enough to fight the enemy. But not all of them are really prepared for that. (Filmaffinity)

Movie Reviews

“[A] strangely shapeless film from (…) After what has already been said about “Vietnam” in the movies, ‘Full Metal Jacket’ is too little and too late (…) Rating: ??½ (out of four)” Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times

• “An intense, schematic, superbly made Vietnam War drama (…) Script is loaded with vivid, outrageously vulgar military vernacular that contributes heavily to the film’s power.” Variety 

• “The film is both powerful and frustratingly unengaged (…) Rating: ??? (out of 5)” Ian Nathan: Empire 

Movie Trailer

Cast & Crew

Full Metal Jacket (1987)

Movie title: Full Metal Jacket

Date published: January 20, 2022

Director(s): Stanley Kubrick

Overall

8/10

8/10